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This week on Innovation Minutes Live we're joined by Nigel Andrade, Managing Director of AT Kearney Australia and New Zealand and the global lead for AT Kearney's Proposition and Customer Experience Lab, as we discuss whether big companies can be effective innovators. We dive into the debate between innovative output vs. internal culture (which is more important and can you be innovative with just one?). And we address all the trendy innovation tools: Lean methodology, tribes, design thinking, etc. — Is there value in these modalities? Or are they just innovation theater? Nigel tells us the results of his 100 CEO survey on innovation (the results may surprise you), and he offers advice to both c-suite leadership and other employees looking to ramp up their innovation efforts.

Before Google, Facebook, Apple & Amazon, who dominated headlines? Big bad invenstment banks were at the forefront, but now the tech industry is front and center. Are the big 4 tech companies too big to fail? And do they own us? Here's what we cover in this week's episode: - Are these companies ethical? How do we define evil? Is there a line that companies can cross? - How long will it take our government to catch up to these new leaders and begin to effectively regulate them? - These companies market themselves as "connection" platforms, even though they're really about monetization and collecting data. Can we see beyond the marketing? - How are all these companies integrated with each other? Who does it best? - What the future looks like: what's the business model when these platforms have amassed all our data? Will Facebook become less of a "requirement" down the line, or are these companies here to stay in some form? - What would happen if Facebook or Google went under? Plus, we discuss what's exciting us in the world of technology and innovation this week: Beefchain (blockchain for beef) and Wikibuy.

Is Amazon going to eventually take over the world? Is there anything Jeff Bezos doesn't have his hands in? Are you tired of talking about Bezos and Amazon?? In this week's episode of Innovation Minutes Live, we're talking about the future and significance of Amazon and its fearless leader. Here's what we cover in this week's episode: Jeff Bezos' current and future projects How Amazon powers a huge chunk of the internet How Amazon Prime is slowly being integrated into our everyday shopping experience and what the future of Prime looks like What's the endgame for Bezos? Where will Amazon be in 10 years? Is Jeff Bezos a modern day Rockefeller / Carnegie creating an empire, or does he lack focus? Is the payoff we get from Amazon as consumers — convenience, ease, and savings — enough to make us forgive the fact that it squashes competition and makes less room for small businesses? OR is Amazon actually an important enabler of small entrepreneurs? Can startups and large companies alike see Amazon as anything other than a threat? Plus, we discuss what's exciting us in the world of technology and innovation this week: natural language processing and the best of Nextdoor.

Is it the idea or the follow-through? Or maybe who does it best? First to market is great, but innovation is about more than who does it first or even who does one particularly thing better. Recently, dating app Tinder has been in the news for wanting to sue Bumble, a similar (but different) dating app. Tinder did it first, but many think Bumble does it better. And the law and consumers may not agree. This begs the question: what qualifies as innovation, and who has claim to it? If Bumble wasn't doing well, would Tinder be coming after it for "copying its idea"? And how, as consumers, is our perception influenced about who and what is innovative? Here's what we cover in this week's episode: - What are Tinder's motives for coming after Bumble (Is Tinder trying to position Bumble as a knockoff to push away other investors?) - What is proprietary about the user experience of an app if they have an almost identical user experience? Is that something that can be exclusive? - Does something have to be "original" or revolutionary in order to be considered innovative? - Is technology the only thing that can be innovative? What about changing human behavior? - The Uber vs. Lyft example - Do NDAs really protect your idea? What's more important: execution or idea? - Silicon Valley vs. New York: how are the innovation mindsets different? - Is something innovative if it eventually fails? Plus, we discuss what's exciting us in the world of technology and innovation this week: comment bots and the evolution of music streaming apps. Listen / subscribe / follow on Stitcher and Soundcloud, then find us in the comments and let us know your thoughts!

Social media has taken a bit of a beating the last few months, and rightfully so. Coming off of Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony, we at the Innovation Minutes Live podcast decided it was the perfect moment to do some social media navel gazing. What do we want from our social networks? What are our goals in participating on them? And how do we establish trust with both the other users and the corporate platforms? Here's what we cover in this week's episode: - Zuckerberg's testimony: what to make of it and what might become of it - The Wells Fargo example — how is it different? - How is the data we share on social media different from the data we share on other sites? - The Ashley Madison hack (remember that?) - Is deleting Facebook the answer? Is it futile? - How much of your data is shared between different networks? - What do we want out of social media, and what are some future models? - When we give our data to websites, what are we giving up? - Could blockchain be a solution for the future of information sharing? - What are the alternatives to an ad-based model? Would you pay if you were able to gain control of your own digital identity? - How do these companies re-establish trust, and why do we continue using them? - Will big social media behemoths be regulated in the future? Plus, we discuss what's exciting us in the world of innovation and technology: Fortnite and food delivery startups.

From the executive pay gap to the mobile office and the rise of contracting, the future of work is evolving rapidly. Collaboration tools and increased robotics are just a sampling of the technology that's changing the way we work today and well into the future. In this episode of Innovation Minutes Live, we breakdown some of the big issues facing the future of work, and offer advice for how to prepare for this new phase of human labor, as well as the best practices for choosing where and how you want to work. Here's some of what we cover: - Does being at your desk equate with productivity? - Why a "hip" work culture can be misleading (don't be fooled by the ping pong table) - How companies are taking measures to improve quality of life for employees - How working from home gives you more time in your day - Time-based model vs. task-driven deliverable model and which may be more beneficial - Does a salary equal stability?: Illusion of security vs. freedom of autonomy - Micro-practices within large organizations - Will there be more rules about work/life balance (such as banning emails after 8pm) in the future? Plus, as always, we'll discuss what's intriguing us in the world of innovation and technology this week: Blockchain utility tokens / cryptocurrency legislation Service, a company that lobbies on your behalf to recover money lost on flights and hotels. Tune in to to hear all of this and more, and be sure to leave your suggestions in the comments. Have something you think we should cover in a future episode? Let us know! And please consider subscribing and sharing to spread the love. Happy listening!

CEOs are regarded by some experts as the most important factor in a company's success — and yet, there's no concensus on what makes a great one. What's the difference between a manager and a leader, and which is more effective? In this episode of Innovation Minutes Live, we discuss the modern day CEO, from skillsets to compensation packages to accountability. Here's some of what we cover: What makes a great CEO? CEOs are being paid more than ever before, but that radical increase does not apply to the average worker — why? Are job titles still relevant and are flat companies the way of the future?: the Zappos example Can companies survive long term if they are too reliant on the CEO?: See Steve Jobs, micromanager To what extent is a company's success or failure attributable to a CEO? Even when CEOs fail big, their exit packages are often of equal proportion: The Wells Fargo example Elon Musk's new CEO compensation gamble Are female CEOs often set up to fail?: the Marissa Mayer example Michael Scott: a manager for the ages Plus, we discuss what's intriguing us in the world of technology and innovation (spoiler: connected home additions and sexual consent apps). Happy listening and please leave your feedback in the comments, plus suggestions on what you'd like us to address in future episodes! Links: Freakonomics Radio: The Secret Life of CEOs Elon Musk's big gamble Wells Fargo CEO's fat exit package Michael Scott: meeting manager extraordinaire Social: hvck.co @hvckco (Twitter & Instagram) @annaakbari (Twitter & Instagram) @_gonzalaga (Twitter)

Big news: We've made the leap to audio! If you love video, you can still watch our lovely faces discussing what's happening in the technology and innovation worlds, but there's now an audio-only podcast version. In each episode, we'll break down a specific timely topic in technology and innovation, and then we'll share what's intriguing or preoccupying us currently in this realm. In this first episode of the Innovation Minutes Live podcast, we discuss our complicated relationship with technology, and smartphones in particular. It's more than a love/hate affair — it also affects our health and well-being, and is increasingly shaping our culture. Here's what we cover in the episode: - Nomophobia — learn if you have it - Why you perform better when your phone is actually out of sight - What keeps us addicted to our phones and how to fight the algorithms that trigger indefinite engagement and habit loops - Why we feel validated by our phones - Privacy and big data: What you're opting into and how companies like Facebook are using your information Links: 1. What Facebook & Google Employees Think About the Business They've Helped Build: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/02/04/technology/early-facebook-google-employees-fight-tech.html 2. Roger Mcnamee: https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/january-february-march-2018/how-to-fix-facebook-before-it-fixes-us/ 3. Equinox Data Breach: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/03/01/equifax-keeps-finding-millions-more-people-who-were-affected-by-its-massive-data-breach/?utm_term=.13323a9c58a0 4. #DeleteFacebook: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/technology/brian-acton-facebook-critic.html?emc=edit_th_180322&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=669198570322&referer= 5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6iDZspbRMg 6. Tech Diets: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-05/tech-diets-catch-on-with-apple-executives-facebook-billionaires-and-googlers 7. Canvas: https://drivecanvas.com/ 8. https://www.fair.com/ Food for Thought: - What are your rules for managing your relationship with technology? - What kind of design elements do you think would facilitate a healthier phone/human relationship? What, if any, legislation do you think should be introduced? - When do you feel best/worst when using your smartphone? links to your social that you guys mentioned at the end? Happy listening and please leave your feedback in the comments, plus suggestions on what you'd like us to address in future episodes! HVCK.CO Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL4Xklh6gyGlcvgIpUOB7Nw Follow us on Twitter & Instagram: @hvckco @annaakbari @_gonzalaga